erco
Esperanto
Etymology
German Erz. Perhaps influenced by Ido, attested earlier.
Noun
erco (accusative singular ercon, plural ercoj, accusative plural ercojn)
- ore
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from German Erz. Decision no. 887, Progreso VI.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛr.t͡so/
Noun
erco (plural erci)
- (mineralogy) ore
Derived terms
- fererco (“iron ore”)
References
- Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 81
- Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 393
- Progreso VI (in Ido), 1913–1914, page 114